About Chokhang Village

Chokhang is a small village in Udaipur tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 62 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chokhang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chokhang village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil	Udaipur
Pincode	175139
Area (hectares)	36.96 hectares
Population	114
Male Population	62
Female Population	52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	839
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chokhang compares

By the 2011 count Chokhang is the 24th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 135 residents. Its 36.96 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Chokhang

Chokhang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chokhang as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chokhang from other places

Chokhang lies about 27 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 71 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chokhang
Tehsil headquarters	Udaipur	13 km
District headquarters	Lahul and Spiti	27 km
Nearest town	Chamba	64 km
Nearest railway station	Zero Point	71 km

Villages closest to Chokhang

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Udaipur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Chokhang

As per the Census of India 2011, Chokhang village had a population of 114. That makes it the 24th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 135 residents.

Chokhang village has 62 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chokhang has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Chokhang is 175139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chokhang covers 36.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chokhang falls under Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chokhang is Zero Point, about 71 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chokhang.

Chokhang is about 27 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chokhang is in Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Udaipur is about 13 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 27 km away. Chamba is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.